Whiffletree-fender.



E. N. SMITH. I WHIFFLETREE FENDER. APPEIGATION FILED NOV. 7. leos.

924,389. Patentd June 8,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFTCE.

ETTA N. SMITH, OF FREEWATER, OREGON.

\VHIFFLETBEE-FENDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ETTA N. SMITH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Freewat'er, in the county of Umatilla and State ofOregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Whiffletree-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to whilfletree fenders, the object of the samebeing to provide simple and efficient means for preventing the outerends of the whiffletrees from injuring fruit or other trees whileplowing or cultivating the ground.

It is a well known fact that whiffletrees injure fruit trees by removingthe bark and oftentimes scoring the tree as the horses are driventhrough an orchard.

My invention has for its object to provide an attachment for the end ofa whiflietree which will prevent the end of the same coming in contactwith the bark of a tree.

The objects referred to may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the outer end of a whiflletree, showing myfender secured to the clip thereof. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thesame. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a whiflietree towhich is secured at the outer ends a clip 2 which partially surroundsthe whiiiletree and is provided with extending shanks 3 whichterminatein the loop 4. Connected to the loop is an ordinary draft hook 5.

My whiffietree fender consists of a strip of comparatively thickleather, the ends of said strip being brought together and connected byrivets 6, thus forming an enlarged loop 7. A slot 8 is formed throughthe two layers of the strap at a point preferably in line with two ofthe rivets 6. A line of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 7, 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Serial No. 461,532.

stitches 9 surround the slot to prevent undue enlargement of the same.To secure the fender in place upon the clip 2 the slot 8 is passed overthe bill 10 of the draft hook and turns upon the shank thereof andpassed over the loop portion of said hook and from thence turned andpassed over the loop 4 of the clip 2 until the shank portions 3 of saidclip occupy positions near the opposite ends of the slot 8, thus servingto hold the loop portion 7 substantially in alinement with thewhiffletree 1.

In use the loop 7 may strike a tree without injuring it and will fendoff the whifltletree 1, the latter, of course, being pivotally connectedto a doubletree or draft bar.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that while my invention is ofsimple construction, it serves its purpose well and can be produced atslight cost and readily connected to whifietrees of ordinaryconstruction.

I claim:

1. A whilfietree fender comprising a strip of leather bent into the formof a loop and the ends of the strip riveted together and provided with aslot, in combination with a whiflletree clip having oppositely disposedshanks for holding said loop in alinement with the whiffletree.

2. A whilfletree fender comprising a strip of flexible material bentinto the form of a loop, the ends of which are riveted together, saidloop being provided with a slot near the riveted ends in line with twoof the rivets, in combination with a whiflietree clip to which said loopis secured, said clip being provided with spaced shanks to hold the loopin alinement with the whiflietree.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ETTA N. SMITH. Witnesses:

G. H. SMITH, FLOSSA BARTLETT.

